Americas > INTERVIEW: Oil-rich tree resolves food vs fuel debate, produces carbon credits, says startup

INTERVIEW: Oil-rich tree resolves food vs fuel debate, produces carbon credits, says startup

Published 13:45 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:45 on February 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A startup backed by a US oil major and global industrial claims that the pongamia tree native to the subtropics can provide feedstock both for sustainable aviation fuel and protein — thereby resolving the food versus fuel land debate, while also generating carbon credits.
A startup backed by a US oil major and global industrial claims that the pongamia tree native to the subtropics can provide feedstock both for sustainable aviation fuel and protein — thereby resolving the food versus fuel land debate, while also generating carbon credits.


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